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• NASA's Mars MAVEN Spacecraft Declared Deceased After Six Months of Silence — NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft is officially deceased after failing to re-establish contact since October 2023. - The MAVEN…
• SpaceX Moves to Begin In-Orbit Manufacturing With Starfall System — SpaceX received FAA approval for test flights of its Starfall reentry vehicles designed for in-orbit manufacturing initiatives. - The uncrewed capsules are…
• China Debuts Long March 12B Reusable Rocket — China's aerospace industry flew the Long March 12B, a new reusable rocket, amidst intense domestic competition in reusability technology. - The Long March 12B…
• NASA X-59 Supersonic Jet Prepares for Quiet Barrier Flight — NASA's experimental X-59 aircraft prepares for its first supersonic flights to test quiet sonic boom technology. - The Lockheed Martin-built jet will fly…
• Blue Origin Sets Aggressive New Glenn Return to Flight Timeline — Blue Origin plans to launch its New Glenn rocket again before year-end, following a recent launch site explosion. - The company CEO Dave Limp confirmed that…
• UK Adopts SpaceX Starshield for Military Operations — The UK military will adopt SpaceX Starshield for secure satellite communications in military operations starting in 2026. - This adoption enables secure,…
• Direct-to-Cell Delivers Satellite LTE Via LEOs — A new white paper describes direct-to-cell technology, placing LTE base stations on low Earth orbit satellites to connect unmodified legacy devices. - DTC uses…
• Direct-to-cell satellite usage falls below industry forecasts — Direct-to-cell satellite technology is seeing slower adoption than industry projections despite telco partnerships, Juniper Research reports. - Juniper…
• SpaceX Unveils Plan for 1 Million AI Data Center Satellites — SpaceX plans to launch one million AI data center satellites by 2028, a venture estimated to cost $2 trillion. - Elon Musk stated these orbital data centers…
• New Model Removes Dark Energy from Cosmic Expansion Theory — New research from University of California, Davis, proposes a cosmic expansion model without dark energy, basing it on instabilities within Einstein's general…
• SpaceX IPO Filing Details Huge Losses and Valuation Claims — SpaceX's public offering filing reveals significant losses despite a rumored trillion-dollar valuation. - The company reported nearly $5 billion in losses…
• Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Suffers Catastrophic Static-Fire Failure — Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket detonated during a static-fire test in Florida, causing extensive damage to its primary launch facility. - The explosion will…
• NASA tests new radiation-hardened space computer chip — NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing project is testing a novel radiation-hardened computer chip for enhanced autonomous space operations. - The…
• Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During New Shepard Engine Test — A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket experienced an engine failure and exploded during a test firing, a setback for its lunar lander program. - The BE-4 engine…
• Blue Origin New Glenn Explodes During Static Fire Test — Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket spectacularly exploded during a static fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. - The first stage, powered by seven BE-4…
• Sun's Internal Sound Waves Reveal Hidden Activity Patterns — Astronomers discovered a previously unknown pattern of solar magnetic activity in the Sun's shallow layer by analyzing 40 years of helioseismic data. - This…
• Amazon Taps Blue Origin for Satellite Deployment After ULA Delays — Amazon shifts reliance to Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket for launching its Project Kuiper broadband satellites after earlier launch failures and delays. - Blue…

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